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 8  AN ACT relating to civil procedure; repealing limitations on actions for
 9    recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse;
10    amending K.S.A. 60-515 and repealing the existing section; also re-
11    pealing K.S.A. 60-523.
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13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  K.S.A. 60-515 is hereby amended to read as follows: 60-
15  515. (a) Effect. Except as provided in K.S.A. 60-523, If any person entitled
16  to bring an action, other than for the recovery of real property or a
     penalty
17  or a forfeiture, at the time the cause of action accrued or at any time
18  during the period the statute of limitations is running, is less than 18
     years
19  of age, an incapacitated person or imprisoned for a term less than such
20  person's natural life, such person shall be entitled to bring such action
21  within one year after the person's disability is removed, except that no
22  such action shall be commenced by or on behalf of any person under the
23  disability more than eight years after the time of the act giving rise to
     the
24  cause of action.
25    Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, if a person imprisoned for
26  any term has access to the court for purposes of bringing an action, such
27  person shall not be deemed to be under legal disability.
28    (b)  Death of person under disability. If any person entitled to bring
29  an action dies during the continuance of any disability specified in sub-
30  section (a) and no determination is made of the cause of action accrued
31  to the deceased, any person entitled to claim from, by or under the de-
32  ceased, may commence such action within one year after the deceased's
33  death, but in no event shall any such action be commenced more than
34  eight years beyond the time of the act giving rise to the cause of action.
35    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 60-515 and 60-523 are hereby repealed.
36    Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
37  publication in the statute book.